Choose Lost Hope: Backrooms
Choose Lost Hope: Backrooms if you want a Strategy game with LAN Co-op, Camera Comfort, and Stereo Sound. On Steam, it's currently about 30% cheaper on the Steam Store. Lost Hope: Backrooms launched in 2026.
Lost Hope: Backrooms vs I Want To Go Home
Lost Hope: Backrooms and I Want To Go Home both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. I Want To Go Home (2024) is 2 years older than Lost Hope: Backrooms (2026). Lost Hope: Backrooms is currently ~30% cheaper on Steam than I Want To Go Home (6.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose I Want To Go Home
Choose I Want To Go Home if you want an Action and Early Access experience. I Want To Go Home launched in 2024.
Both Lost Hope: Backrooms and I Want To Go Home sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Lost Hope: Backrooms |  I Want To Go Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2026 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 68.9% positive (103 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | mdvd | Golden Sword Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- I Want To Go Home (2024) is 2 years older than Lost Hope: Backrooms (2026).
- Lost Hope: Backrooms is currently ~30% cheaper on Steam than I Want To Go Home (6.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Lost Hope: Backrooms is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; I Want To Go Home has no Deck rating yet.
Lost Hope: Backrooms vs I Want To Go Home — FAQ
- Should I play Lost Hope: Backrooms or I Want To Go Home first?
- If you want chronology, I Want To Go Home (2024) came out before Lost Hope: Backrooms (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Lost Hope: Backrooms and I Want To Go Home similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Lost Hope: Backrooms and I Want To Go Home have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Lost Hope: Backrooms ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; I Want To Go Home ships Online Co-op, Co-op.